The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) welcomed improvements to MP expense disclosure announced by the Commons Board of Internal Economy. MPs’ expense claims will now be reported quarterly on the Commons website. There will be additional line items in the reports detailing spending for service contracts, MPs’ accommodation expenses, as well as hospitality spending on events, … Read more
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) applauded the government’s pledge to introduce balanced budget legislation. “This is the strongest sign we’ve seen since Stephen Harper became prime minister that he means business when it comes to balancing the budget,” said federation federal director Gregory Thomas. The federation has worked for balanced budget legislation since it was … Read more
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on the government to take a leadership role on accountability and open the books on the expense accounts of politicians, in light of the latest allegations in the Senate spending and contract scandal. The full release is available online. Call 613-295-8409.
A new paper released by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) reveals that Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal are three of the least financially attractive destinations for NHL players due to high tax rates. The federation looked at the top 30 NHL free agents from this past off-season, comparing the amount of income tax they will pay … Read more
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation announced that it will award its high honour, the TaxFighter Award, to former parliamentary budget officer Kevin Page. “In defending the independence of his office and upholding his duty to provide elected MPs with a more accurate understanding of how the federal government spends our tax dollars, Kevin Page won the … Read more
The three-year freeze on federal Employment Insurance tax rates announced by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty (Whitby-Oshawa, Ont.) means Canadian workers will keep getting plucked, like a Thanksgiving turkey, for the costly program until at least 2017, according to the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. We don't see this as good news,” said federation federal director Gregory Thomas. … Read more
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is encouraging the federal government to crack down on abuse of workplace sick leave by government employees when union contracts expire in 2014 and 2015. “We have more federal government employees booking off sick on any given day than actually show up for work at General Motors and Chrysler combined,” said … Read more
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation will present former Reform Party MPs Preston Manning, Werner Schmidt and Lee Morrison, with the the TaxFighter Award. Manning, Schmidt and Morrison all opted out of the MP pension plan in 1993. More information is available online. Call 250-888-5040.
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation expressed sharp criticism with the federal government’s review of [now former] Conservative MP Brent Rathgeber’s Bill C-461, CBC and Public Service Disclosure and Transparency Act, during a meeting of the House of Commons committee on Access to Information, Privacy, and Ethics. The federation said that in its original form, Bill C-461 would … Read more
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) issued open letters to the premiers of Ontario, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, urging them to stand up for their provinces in the current round of Equalization negotiations as the existing agreement approaches an end in 2014. More information is available online. Call 613-234-6554.
